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Hot Sheet: Letterkenny demand jumps with May 2-4 special
Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso led overall demand for the week ahead of its season three finale on May 31.
eOne inks first-look deal with podcast network Canadaland
The multi-year deal will see Canadaland’s original podcasts adapted into scripted and non-scripted TV, limited series and documentaries.
BANFF unveils five Rockies Gala recipients for 2023
Alanis Obomsawin and Sphere Media will be recognized at the event on June 13, while the Banff World Media Festival also announced a separate honour for Jennifer Podemski.
TVO, Ultramagnetic prep doc on reggae icon Jay Douglas
Say It Loud: How a Black Music Mecca Grew in the Frozen North is directed by Graeme Mathieson with Clement Virgo as an executive producer.
Navigating the modernization of the Broadcasting Act
The domestic industry is looking to Canadian Heritage and the CRTC as beacons to ensure homegrown content remains distinctly Canadian in a new broadcasting era.
Wildling Pictures brings classic novel adaptation to Toronto
Feature film Young Werther is based on the 1774 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe book, and stars Douglas Booth and Canadian actor Alison Pill.
Mercury Filmworks teams up with Stim Studio on Octicorn & Friends
The Canada/France copro will benefit from Stim’s experience working on hit animated movies such as Despicable Me 3 and The Secret Life of Pets.
Twelve groups seek extension in Broadcasting Act proceedings
The groups have filed a joint procedural request to the CRTC’s secretary general asking for an extension in the deadlines for the implementation proceedings.
Max acquires Atomic Cartoons’ 2D-animated series for U.S.
Mermicorno: Starfall, based on IP from lifestyle brand tokidoki, is now in production at the Thunderbird Entertainment-owned animation studio.
Indie List 2023: A rising tide of financial pressure
Canada’s indie producers are facing significant costs as inflation, interest rates and other factors create financing challenges.
Wango Films picks up film rights to dystopian thriller
April Mullen is attached to direct a film adaptation of Edward J. Cembal’s The Monsters in our Shadows.
CBC, BBC commission Paid in Full: The Battle for Payback
The docuseries on music industry injustice is from Supercollider, Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Sabrina Elba’s Pink Towel, in association with Catalyst.
NSI CEO Joy Loewen explains her decision to step down
The head of the National Screen Institute – Canada says she feels it’s “a really good time” to announce her planned departure for June 2024.
Apple TV+ orders more Peanuts content from WildBrain
The streamer will launch new series Camp Snoopy in 2024, along with a special focusing on a lesser-known character named Franklin.
Amazon Freevee acquires U.S. rights to Gary and His Demons
Seasons one and two of the adult-animated comedy from Toronto’s Look Mom! Productions will launch in the U.S. on July 7.
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